Character Races

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Barbarian BAR

Faction Alignment: Good

Racial(s): Increased Consumption Rate, Slam, +10 Cold Resist

Starting City: Halas

Primary Class Choices: Rogue, Shaman, Warrior

Dark Elf DEF

Faction Alignment: Evil

Racial(s): Hide, Ultravision

Starting City: Neriak

Primary Class Choices: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Rogue, Shadow Knight, Warrior, Wizard

Dwarf DWF

Faction Alignment: Good

Racial(s): Barrel Roll, Infravision, Sense Heading (50), +5 Magic Resist, +5 Poison Resist

Starting City: Kaladim

Primary Class Choices: Cleric, Paladin, Rogue, Warrior

Erudite ERU

Faction Alignment: Neutral

Racial(s): -5 Disease Resist, +5 Magic Resist

Starting City: Erudin, Paineel

Primary Class Choices: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Paladin, Shadow Knight, Wizard

Froglok ___

Faction Alignment: _______

Racial(s): Increased Swimming

Starting City: Lake Rathe

Primary Class Choices: Warrior, Monk, ___

Gnome GNM

Faction Alignment: Neutral

Racial(s): Tinkering, Infravision

Starting City: Ak'Anon

Primary Class Choices: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Rogue, Warrior, Wizard, Shadowknight

Half-Elf HEF

Faction Alignment: Neutral

Racial(s): Infravision

Starting Cities: Freeport, Kelethin, Felwithe, Surefall Glade, Qeynos

Primary Class Choices: Bard, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Warrior

Halfling HFL

Faction Alignment: Good

Racial(s): Hide (50), Increased Consumption Rate, Infravision, Sneak (50), +5 Disease Resist, +5 Poison Resist

Starting City: Rivervale

Primary Class Choices: Druid, Cleric, Rogue, Warrior

High Elf HIE

Faction Alignment: Good

Racial(s): Infravision

Starting City: Felwithe

Primary Class Choices: Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Paladin, Wizard

Human HUM

Faction Alignment: Neutral

Racial(s): None

Starting Cities: Freeport, Qeynos

Primary Class Choices: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Enchanter, Magician, Monk, Necromancer, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Shadow Knight, Warrior, Wizard

Iksar IKS

Faction Alignment: Evil ("super evil", not friendly with the other evil races of Antonica)

Racial(s): Forage, Increased Armor Class, Increased HP Regeneration, Infravision, Swimming (100), -10 Cold Resist, +5 Fire Resist

Starting City: Cabilis

Primary Class Choices: Monk, Necromancer, Shadow Knight, Shaman, Warrior

Kerran ___

Faction Alignment: ________

Racial(s): ________

Starting City:

Primary Class Choices: _____________

Ogre OGR

Faction Alignment: Evil

Racial(s): Increased Consumption Rate, Infravision, Frontal Stun Immunity, Slam

Starting City: Oggok

Primary Class Choices: Shadow Knight, Shaman, Warrior

Troll TRL

Faction Alignment: Evil

Racial(s): Increased Consumption Rate, Increased HP Regeneration, Infravision, Slam, -20 Fire Resist

Starting City: Grobb

Primary Class Choices: Shadow Knight, Shaman, Warrior

Wood Elf ELF

Faction Alignment: Good

Racial(s): Forage, Hide, Infravision

Starting City: Kelethin

Primary Class Choices: Bard, Druid, Ranger, Rogue, Warrior

Choosing a Race

See Choosing a Race.

Faction Alignment

A brief explanation:

• Races that are Good can typically enter other Good cities without being attacked.
• Races that are Evil can typically enter other Evil cities without being attacked.
• Neutral races can typically enter any city, and Good/Evil races can typically enter theirs.
• Iksar are hated by every race, and other races will likely be attacked upon entering their city.
• There ARE other factors, including Deity and Class choice, completed quests, etc.

* Listed below are all of the innate (non-skill) racials: *

Barrel Roll

Male Dwarves have a unique jump animation, and while it is purely cosmetic (ie. has no in-game benefit), it is pretty cool.

Frontal Stun Immunity

Ogres cannot be stunned from the front, which gives them an advantage over other races.

• Enemy attacks can still push you backwards, which will interrupt your spell casting.
• Tip: You can stand in a corner to avoid being pushed back.
• Enemy attacks still have a chance to interrupt on hit. This chance is increased on some attacks such as bash.

Increased Armor Class

Iksar start with a +15 AC bonus (+17 if they are a Warrior) over other races, which scales with level, increasing up to a maximum of +35. However, they cannot wear most pre-Velious plate armor.

Increased Consumption Rate

Barbarians, Halflings, Ogres, and Trolls all consume one unit of food and drink every 30 mins, while the remaining races consume one per hour.

Increased HP Regeneration

Both Iksar and Trolls have higher HP regeneration rates (per tick):

Other Races				Iksar/Troll
Standing	Feigned	Sitting	Level Range	Standing	Feigned	Sitting
1	1	2	1-19	2	2	4
1	1	3	20-49	2	2	6
1	1	4	50	2	2	8
2	3	5	51-55	6	8	12
3	4	6	56-59	10	12	16
4	5	7	60	12	14	18

A "tick" happens every 6 seconds (server side).

• It does not matter whether you are sitting or standing between seconds 1 and 5, only the 6th second.

Infravision

Slightly improved night vision, but not as good as the Dark Elf's Ultravision. Has a slightly reddish tint.

Ultravision

See also: Ultravision (Spell)

Extremely improved night vision, better than Infravision. Ultravision has a slightly purple tint to it.